The Thieving Magpie (1987)

Movie
German title	The thieving magpie
Original title	Burglar
Country of production	USA , Canada
original language	English
Publishing year	1987
length	100 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Hugh Wilson
script	Jeph Loeb ; Matthew Weisman; Hugh Wilson
production	Michael Hirsh ; Tom Jacobson ; Kevin McCormick
music	Sylvester Levay
camera	William A. Fraker
cut	Fredric Steinkamp ; William Steinkamp
occupation
	Whoopi Goldberg : Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr; Bobcat Goldthwait : Carl Hefler; GW Bailey : Ray Kirschman; Lesley Ann Warren : Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake; James Handy : Carson Verrill; Anne De Salvo : Detective Todras; John Goodman : Detective Nyswander; Elizabeth Ruscio : Frankie; Vyto Ruginis : KE Graybow; Stephen Shellen : Christopher Marshall;

The Thieving Magpie ( Burglar ) is an American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson from 1987. The plot is based on the novel "The Burglar in The Closet" by Lawrence Block from 1978.

action

Bernice Rhodenbarr is a professional thief who runs a bookstore as cover. She is friends with Carl Hefler, who trains dogs.

A policeman has evidence on Rhodenbarr and demands $ 20,000. This forces her to have another break-in, during which she discovers a body.

The corrupt policeman's colleagues, Todras and Nyswander, demand that Rhodenbarr be extradited to the police as a murder suspect. This escapes on a stolen police motorcycle. After a chase through the streets of San Francisco , she escapes.

Rhodenbarr finds out that the killer is a lawyer who was in love and jealous of the man who was killed. She arranges a meeting with the killer. The policeman secretly records the conversation. The lawyer flees; Rhodenbarr, the policeman and Hefler are chasing him. Rhodenbarr overpowered the man in a duel.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of March 20, 1987 that the film was " thoughtless " and " unhappy ". Whoopi Goldberg was shown the wrong way, her role could have been played by a man.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was " entertaining ". The plot is " simple ", the portrayal of Whoopi Goldberg is " virtuoso ".

background

The film was shot in San Francisco . It grossed approximately $ 16.3 million in US cinemas .

Web links

The Thieving Magpie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The Thieving Magpie at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Review by Roger Ebert

[2] The thieving magpie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[3] Filming locations for Burglar

[4] Business Data for Burglar